Page 4: Historical Events In January - 24

1899  On January - 24 belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

1900  On this day in history battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)   

1900  Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England on January - 24.   

1901  On January - 24 emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein   

1901  On January - 24 1st games played in baseball's American League   

1901  On January - 24 simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68   

1902  Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA on January - 24.   

1902  On this day in history oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist   

1903  On January - 24 robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on January - 24.   

1906  On this day in history norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician on January - 24.   

1908  On this day in history general Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1908  On January - 24 robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England.   

1908  Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts on January - 24.   

1909  Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil) on this day in history.   

1911  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night) on this day in history.   

1911  On January - 24 carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1912  On this day in history ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)   

1913  Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1914  Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1915  German-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland on January - 24.   

1915  On January - 24 german-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland   

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history john Corner, scientist   

1917  Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history the birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor   

1917  On this day in history ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty)   

1917  On January - 24 ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born on January - 24.   

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1287  On this day in history birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.   

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on January - 24.   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on January - 24.   

1674  On January - 24 birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.   

0661  On this day in history death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on January - 24.   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1366  On January - 24 death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.